Women and Contemporary Armed Conflict in Mali

This book examines the evolution of women's participation in contemporary armed conflict in West Africa with emphasis on Mali. Women's participation in war have always been overlooked. Reports and most of academics works regarding Africa describe women as solely victims or care givers. However, understanding women experience in armed conflicts is key in post-conflict reconstruction. When ignores it can threaten the stability of post conflict reconstruction. The first section, analyses the Touareg's conflict by giving the structural causes, proximate and the triggers. Then the second section outlines the resilience, the evolution of women participation in armed conflict in Mali.

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Soumaïla TRAORE - is a Master of Art Degree holder in Gender, Peace and Security. I am a Freelance Consultant in Gender. Training and Research Program Coordinator at Faculty of Medicine of Bamako. Currently a PhD candidate in International Relations and Diplomacy at Centre of Diplomatic and Strategic Studies of Dakar.

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This book examines the evolution of women's participation in contemporary armed conflict in West Africa with emphasis on Mali. Women's participation in war have always been overlooked. Reports and most of academics works regarding Africa describe women as solely victims or care givers. However, understanding women experience in armed conflicts is key in post-conflict reconstruction. When ignores it can threaten the stability of post conflict reconstruction. The first section, analyses the Touareg's conflict by giving the structural causes, proximate and the triggers. Then the second section outlines the resilience, the evolution of women participation in armed conflict in Mali.